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PREPRINT RELEASE: Closed Cephalomedullary Nailing of a Diaphyseal Femur Fracture on a Fracture Table

0121-feature-imageClosed Cephalomedullary Nailing of a Diaphyseal Femur Fracture on a Fracture Table
Michael J. Weaver MD
Clinical Instructor, Harvard Medical School Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Dr. Weaver treats a periprosthetic femur fracture with the patient positioned supine on a fracture table using a cephalomedullary nail. The fracture table provides adequate traction to assist in reduction of the fracture.